Tasmania is set to grow cannabis for use in medicinal marijuana trials, under a deal with the New South Wales Government.
The move comes almost two months after the Federal Government announced they would legalise the growing of marijuana for medical purposes and a day after Australian company AusCann announced they will begin planting trial crops of marijuana on Christmas Island ahead of a planned listing on the Australian Stock Exchange in early 2016.
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